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Safety Log Seed Record

Scaffold erection and use

Before use after erection, alteration, adverse weather, impact, or any condition change.

Scaffold erection and use

Fast-Fact Summary

  • Governing agency: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
  • Form, bylaw, or regulation: O. Reg. 213/91 scaffold and access-platform requirements
  • Effective/current anchor: Before use after erection, alteration, adverse weather, impact, or any condition change.
  • Direct portal or source: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/910213

Mandatory Scope

This safety-log record applies to constructors, employers, supervisors, and competent workers responsible for Scaffold erection and use. The log is intended to prove that the relevant hazard, equipment, or site condition was checked before exposure continued.

Deadlines & Administrative Windows

  • Required Timing: Before use after erection, alteration, adverse weather, impact, or any condition change.
  • Supervisor Review: Assign a competent person or supervisor to review the entry before the next shift or before the controlled work resumes.
  • Change Trigger: Re-open the log when weather, equipment, excavation, access, crew, or work-method conditions change.

Financial & Legal Liability

Missing safety records can increase OHSA order, stop-work, prosecution, and project backcharge exposure. The record should be kept with the project safety file and be available when requested by the constructor, employer, client, or inspector.

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Step-by-Step Filing Instructions

  • Identify the Controlled Work: Record the site, date, crew, equipment, area, and trade activity.
  • Check the Hazard Controls: Confirm guards, access, PPE, training, permits, isolation, or inspection evidence required for the task.
  • Sign the Entry: Competent person or supervisor sign-off for scaffold status and access restrictions.
  • Store the Record: Retain with project scaffold, access, and inspection records.

2026 Inspection Notes

For 2026 construction compliance context, pay close attention to working-at-heights training records, trenching and excavation controls, and training/competency documentation. Do not call this a named official blitz unless the supplied record or source says so.

Official Sources

Raw Fields

  • Regulation ReferenceO. Reg. 213/91 scaffold and access-platform requirements
  • Signature RequirementsCompetent person or supervisor sign-off for scaffold status and access restrictions.
  • Retention PeriodRetain with project scaffold, access, and inspection records.

Generation Status

Expansion seed record anchors the topic to Ontario construction safety law or related safety programme controls. Generated copy must describe log timing and recordkeeping without inventing a universal government form unless the supplied regulation says one exists.